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post #316 of 328
8/18/10 at 4:23pm
I'll pay someone 15% to squirrel this train wreck.
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post #317 of 328
8/18/10 at 10:54pm
I will only pay 10% due to lack of expertise of forum patrons.
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post #318 of 328
8/19/10 at 1:14am
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I'll pay someone 15% to squirrel this train wreck.

15% of what?
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post #319 of 328
8/19/10 at 1:15am
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15% of what?

15% of a gazillion dollars.
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post #320 of 328
8/20/10 at 10:47am
20% for everything - restaurants, cabs, etc., whether the service is mediocre or fantastic. If the tippee is an idiot or a douche I'll tip around 15% or maybe less if they're offensive.

What I could never get my head around, is tipping on alcohol at restaurants. I order a $100 bottle of wine and you get $20 just for bringing it over? It never sits well with my but I still adhere to the standards...
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post #321 of 328
8/20/10 at 5:41pm
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Originally Posted by the_state View Post
20% for everything - restaurants, cabs, etc., whether the service is mediocre or fantastic. If the tippee is an idiot or a douche I'll tip around 15% or maybe less if they're offensive.

What I could never get my head around, is tipping on alcohol at restaurants. I order a $100 bottle of wine and you get $20 just for bringing it over? It never sits well with my but I still adhere to the standards...
This was my original concern when I wrote the op months ago, then everybody had to go andopen their mouth about what is fair et cetera. Here is my formula: 25% tip untill that the tip is greater than $5 a person then in that case you would tip $5 a person. This formula works well because it gives a fair ammount to the waiter and prevents you from being gouged.
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post #322 of 328
8/24/10 at 5:02am
Srs question.

I was at breakfast a few sundays ago before I left. Service was bad, but I had a paper so didn't care. Manager gave me half off. Do I tip on the OF or discount? 15% or less? Manager ended up halping more than waiter, but he did keep my half sweet/unsweet tea filled.
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post #323 of 328
8/24/10 at 2:50pm
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Originally Posted by edinatlanta View Post
Srs question.

I was at breakfast a few sundays ago before I left. Service was bad, but I had a paper so didn't care. Manager gave me half off. Do I tip on the OF or discount? 15% or less? Manager ended up halping more than waiter, but he did keep my half sweet/unsweet tea filled.

You tip based on non-discounted prices, especially when you're getting a 50% discount. The percentage can vary depending on how bad your service was, but if the manager came and gave you a 50% discount you should tip 15% minimum.
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post #324 of 328
8/24/10 at 3:03pm
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Originally Posted by edinatlanta View Post
I was at breakfast a few sundays ago before I left. Service was bad, but I had a paper so didn't care. Manager gave me half off. Do I tip on the OF or discount? 15% or less? Manager ended up halping more than waiter, but he did keep my half sweet/unsweet tea filled.

How much was breakfast? Are you really that agonized over a $1 (or less) difference in tip.
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post #325 of 328
8/24/10 at 6:17pm
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Originally Posted by the_state View Post
What I could never get my head around, is tipping on alcohol at restaurants. I order a $100 bottle of wine and you get $20 just for bringing it over? It never sits well with my but I still adhere to the standards...

You are right on here. In general, servers tip out to the kitchen and other staff based on sales so you probably should bear in mind the percentage of most of the check when tipping. This is especially true in the case of alcohol and tipping out the bar can be a total pain. However, in many restaurants, the server is not required to tip the bar when selling red wine. I worked at a nice Italian restaurant and would often not get tipped on bottles of red wine when I didn't actually help the customer pick a bottle out and it din't bum me out at all because it really didn't hurt my evening that much. What bums servers out more than anything is to lose money on a table because the tip didn't cover tip out.
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post #326 of 328
8/24/10 at 6:55pm
I tip depending on serviceeee.
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post #327 of 328
8/25/10 at 12:27am
i always try and tip 15-18% in restaurants and $1 per drink
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post #328 of 328
8/25/10 at 12:40am
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Originally Posted by the_state View Post
20% for everything - restaurants, cabs, etc., whether the service is mediocre or fantastic. If the tippee is an idiot or a douche I'll tip around 15% or maybe less if they're offensive.

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